Who Knew?

Right now I'm having more fun than a human being deserves to have :-). After a busy holiday season that often left me short on time for exercise, I am back into a good routine again and it feels SO good! To mix things up a bit and keep me from getting bored, I just added a couple of workout programs that were developed for the Wii (Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active Personal Trainer). I'm not sure that my 22 year old son is altogether thrilled that I've taken over his Wii, but he's humoring me for the moment :-).

I belong to a health club and I really enjoy working out there. It's only 15 minutes from my house, so getting there usually isn't a problem and I try to get there three times a week. However, things come up and sometimes my best-laid plans to get to the health club don't pan out. I've come to the realization that I need to have a solid Plan B in place for those days, as well as have regular exercise incorporated into the other days.

What's amazing to me is how much I enjoy working out and being active now. After being a couch potato for over two decades, no one is more surprised at this metamorphosis than I am. While exercise is not a critical component of the weight loss 5&1 phase of this program, it certainly is important for us in maintenance as we continue moving towards creating optimal health in our lives. The big surprise for me is that instead of gritting my teeth and forcing myself to exercise, which pretty much sums up my half-hearted attempts over the years, I now enjoy it. In fact, when I get out of a regular exercise routine, I actually miss it. Who would have thunk it?

To be honest, there are still days when I don't feel like working out and there are days when I successfully talk myself out of it. I'm never sorry when I make the time to exercise, but I'm almost always sorry when I don't.

Choosing to make healthy choices every day isn't always fun, and it's not always what we feel like doing, but making the right choices sure feels good at the end of the day! Choose wisely :-)